Christian Atsu's state funeral has taken place in his home country of Ghana after the former Chelsea, Everton and Newcastle star tragically died in the earthquake that hit Turkey last month.
The event was attended by hundreds of mourners all paying their respects in the capital city of Accra, including Ghana's president and the manager of the Ghanaian national team Chris Hughton. Atsu's body was recovered amid the rubble where his apartment building once stood.
Once Atsu, 31, had been identified 12 days after the earthquake initially struck, his body was flown back from Turkey to Ghana and he is now expected to be buried in his home village in the south-eastern region of the country. Some mourners fought back tears as the ex-Hatayspor winger's widow Marie-Claire Rupio read an emotional tribute to her late husband.
